Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Iomega CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader vs Iomega DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Burst transfer rate
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:120 MB/s
- DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0:16.2 MB/s
CD write speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:52x
- DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0:24x
CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:24x
- DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0:16x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:52x
- DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0:32x
DVD read speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:16x
- DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0:12x

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Comparison of CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader, DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0
27 specifications	A Iomega CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader View product	B Iomega DVD+-R RW RAM USB2.0 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Burst transfer rateDiffers	120 MB/s	16.2 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	32x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Solutions CD with drivers and software Iomega HotBurn Pro (PC), Sonic MyDVD, Sonic Cineplayer, MusicMatch, Adobe Photoshop Album SE, Iomega Automatic Backup software, and CharisMac Discribe (Mac).
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC Requirements: 800MHz Pentium III compatible processor or higher with USB 2.0 connection • Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP. Check www.iomega.com for latest operating system support information • 75MB hard drive space required to install CD mastering software. Mac Requirements: Power Macintosh
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R/RW: Disc at once, session at once, track at once and packet write,DVD-R: Disc at once and incremental recording,DVD-RW: Disc at once, incremental recording and restricted overwrite, DVD-RAM: Random write, DVD+R: Sequential recording, DVD+RW: Random write
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP. Mac OS 10.2.7 or newer.
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	247.7 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm (9.75 x 7.5 x 2")
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 data cable, audio cable, and external power supply.
Drive device speedKnown for one	10500 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	276 x 376 x 618 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	0.075 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	7.8 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	80 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	2.44 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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